Fine particles in traffic pollution tied to lower ‘good’ cholesterol
- 19-Apr-2017
People who live near sources of heavy traffic exhaust may be at higher risk of heart disease because the fine particles in this type of pollution lower levels of “good” cholesterol needed for healthy blood flow, a U.S. study suggests. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol helps curb the odds of heart disease by purging blood vessels […]